Freestone County, Texas Vitals Deaths - Freestone County, Texas for 1911 Summary of Death Certificates of People Who Died in Freestone County, Texas For the Year 1911 Name Date of Death Adam Allen 4 Jul 1911 Lige Armstrong 18 Nov 1911 Jeff Basden 16 Jan 1911 Annie Burle 1911 Leta Edwards 15 Sep 1911 J. L. Faulkner 7 Sep 1911 Mrs. L. C. Folk 13 Jul 1911 Moses Franklin 23 Nov 1911 Jennie Griffith 15 Jul 1911 Jack Holder 4 Apr 1911 J. I. Hollaway 8 Aug 1911 [actually Limestone Co., TX.] Sarah Jane Hood 24 Feb 1911 Cleopia?/Cleopus? Jackson 12 Sep 1911 Joel Jefferson 25 Jan 1911 J. W. Lee Dec 1911 Howard Lucas 30 Nov 1911 Mrs. J. A. Newman Dec 1911 William Perry 29 Oct 1911 [Could not locate] Mattie Rona 28 Jan 1911 Eveline Sotts?/Sotto? 28 Jan 1911 Inf of Grover of Toles 30 Aug 1911 [Could not locate] W. J. Ward 1 Sep 1911 Louie Alvin Williams 8 Apr 1911 Hugh Wortham 18 Apr 1911 Leroy Yeldell 16 Jan 1911 ==================================================== DEATH CERTIFICATE TRANSCRIPTIONS: Certificate Num: 15608 Name : Adam Allen Death date : 04 Jul 1911 Death place : Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Age at death : 63 years Gender : Male Marital status : Married Race or color : Negro Occupation: Farmer Cause of Death: Bright's Disease Physician: K. W. Sneed Informant: Walton Lindley of Wortham, Texas [Cemetery - most likely Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery in Wortham] Burial Place: O[liver] Burleson [Actually Oliver Burleson was the undertaker] Burial: 04 Jul 1911 Name: Emery Anderson Death date: 25 Mar 1911 Death place: Winkler, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 13 Jan 1884 Age at death: 27 years 3 months Gender: Male Marital status: Single Race or color: White Father name: Sam Anderson Father birth place: Tx. Mother name: Florence Anderson Mother birth place: Tx. Occupation: Farmer Name : Lige Armstrong Death date : 18 Nov 1911 Death place : Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Age at death : 30 years Gender : Male Marital status : Married Race or color : Black Residence: Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Occupation: Farmer Cemetery name: Wortham Cause of Death: Gun shot Physician: Dr. K. W. Sneed of Wortham Informant: Sue Lencary? of Wortham Name: Susie Bank Event Date: [blank], 1911 Event Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas Gender: Female Race: Black Age: 21 years Birth Date: Feb 1890 Birthplace: Freestone County, Texas Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Dimp Bank Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Susan Campbell Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Occupation: Railroad Work Burial Place: Freestone Burial Date: 02 Mar 1911 Name : Jeff Basden Or Baisden Death date : 16 Jan 1911 Death place : Teague, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date : 14 Feb 1901 Birth place : Freestone Co., Texas Age at death : 9 years 11 months 4 days Gender : Male Marital status : Single Race or color : White Father name : T. J. Baisden Mother name : Liddie Morgan Residence Place: Teague, Freestone Co., Texas Cemetery: Salem Cemetery Burial Date: 19 Jan 1911 Certificate Num: 9180 Name: Little John Black Death date: 1911 Death place: RT #2, Wortham, Navarro, Texas Age at death: 2 months 5 days Gender: Male Marital status: Single Race or color: White Father name: John Black Occupation: farmer's child Informant: Mr. Magmuss of Route 2, Wortham, Texas [Cemetery - most likely Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery in Wortham] Burial: 11 Apr 1911 Cemetery name: Oliver Burleson [Actually Oliver Burleson was the undertaker] Name: Dave Bonner Event Date: Nov 1911 Event Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas Gender: Male Race: Negro Age: 52 years Birth Date: 1859 Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Widowed Father's Name: Hato Bonner Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Name: May Cato Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Occupation: Farmer Residence Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas Burial Place: Wortham, Texas Burial Date: 10 Nov 1911 Cause of Death: Unknown, supposed heart failure Physician: No attenting medicial doctor Certificate Number: 8279 Name : Annie Burle Death date : 1911 Death place : Route #3, Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date : 26 Mar 1875 Birth place : Freestone Co. Age at death : 36 years 16 days Gender : Female Marital status : Married Race or color : Black Father name : Andrew Louis Mother name : Lizzie Daviss Occupation: Farmer's wife Informant: Gibson Burle Physician: K. W. Sneed [Cemetery - most likely Blind Lemon Memorial Cemetery in Wortham] Burial: 12 Apr 1911 - Oliver Burleson Name: Anna M. Calame Death date: 11 Oct 1911 Death place: Wortham, Navarro Co., Texas Birth date: 06 May 1873 Birth place: Talladega Co., Alabama Age at death: 38 years Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: White Occupation: Housewife Father name: W.M. Watson (born Talladega, Alabama ) Mother name: Dollie Ann Madden (born Talladega Co., Alabama ) Burial Date: 12 Oct 1911 Burial Place: Wortham, Texas Name: Jane Corden Death date: 02 Mar 1911 Death place: Limestone Co., Texas Birth date: 1866 Birth place: Freestone County, Texas Age at death: 45 years Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: Black Father name: Jacob Lacy Father's Birthplace: Tennesse Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Tennesse Occupation: Farming Burial: 04 Mar 1911 - Cotton Gin Name: A. J. Day Death date: 07 Jun 1911 Death place: Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Birth place: Ala. Age at death: 69 years Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Occupation: Farmer Burial: 08 Jun 1911 Informant: W. P. Wright of ????? ????? Cause of Death: Pneumonia Physician: K. W. Sneed of Wortham Undertaker: Oliver Burleson Name : Leta Edwards Death date : 15 Sep 1911 Death place : Freestone, Texas Birth place : Ala Age at death : 71 years 5 months Gender : Female Marital status : Widowed Race or color : White Burial: 16 Sep 1911 - Cade Cemetery Informant: John Edwards of Wortham, Tex. Undertaker: Oliver Burleson of Wortham Physician: Dr. K. W. Sneed Cause of Death: Flux Name: Fred Ellis Event Date: 04 Jan 1911 Event County: Freestone Event City: Mexia Texas R.F.D. Gender: Male Race: Black Age: 25 years 7 months 12 days Birth Date: 23 May 1885 Birthplace: Texas Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Sam Ellis Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's Name: May Edwards Mother's Birthplace: Texas Occupation: Farmer Residence Place: [blank] Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery Burial Date: 05 Jan 1911 Informant: Save Ellis, Jr. of Mexia Texas R.F.D. Name : J.L. Faulkner Death date : [blank], 1911 Death place : Freestone Co., Texas Birth place : Freestone Co, Texas Age at death : 60 years Gender : Male Marital status : Married Race or color : White Father's Name: John Faulkner Father's Birthplace: Ala Mother's Name: Miss Pates Mother's Birthplace: Ala Occupation: Farmer Burial Place: [blank, actually filled in with undertaker's name] Burial: 20 Sep 1911 Cause of Death: Consumption Physician: Dr. McClendon Undertaker: Oliver Burleson of Wortham Informant: ?. L. McKay of Wortham Name : L. C. Folk Death date : 13 Jul 1911 Death place : near Teague, Freestone Co., Texas Age at death : 57 years 4 days Gender : Female Marital status : Married Race or color : White Residence: near Teague Cause of Death: Heart Failure Name : Moses Franklin Death date : 23 Nov 1911 Death County: Freestone County, Texas Death place : Near Kirven at the home of Henry Gardner, Texas Age at death : 38 years Gender : Male Marital status : Unknown Race or color : Black Certificate: 28907 Name: Roxie Gaines Event Date: [probably 20 Oct 1911] Event Place: Freestone County, Texas Gender: Female Race: Negro Age: 55 years Birth Year (Estimated): 1857 Birth Date: [Written as 20 Oct 1911, but that is obviously wrong since she was 55 yrs old. They probably put the death date for the birth date.] Marital Status: Widowed Occupation: Farmer Burial Place: Woodland Cause of Death: "Gunshot from another negro" Informant: Bell Gaines of Wortham, Texas Name : Jennie Griffith Death date : 15 Jul 1911 Death place : Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date : 16 Feb 1869 Birth place : Wilcox County, Ala. Age at death : 43 years Gender : Female Marital status : Single Race or color : White Father's Name: W. M. Griffith Father's Birthplace: Dallas County, Ala. Mother's Name: Mattie Blackmon Mother's Birthplace: Wilcox County, Ala. Occupation: Teacher Residence Place: Fairfield, Tex. Burial Info: [blank] Name: B. F. Hall Death date: 12 Jun 1911 Death place: 2 Miles S. Donie, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 10 Jun 1851 Birth place: Texas Age at death: 60 years 2 days Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: J. R. Hall Father's Birthplace: Miss. Mother's Name: Barbara Harvey Mother's Birthplace: Ala. Occupation: Farmer Residence: 2 Miles S. Donie Name: Nellie Hathmon Death date: 16 Aug 1911 Death place: St. Josephs Infimary in Ft. Worth, Tarrant, Texas Birth place: Texas Age at death: 25 years Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: S.S. Goodner Occupation: Housewife Burial: Teague, Tx. Informant: J. L. Hathmon of Teague, Tx. Undertaker: L. P. Robertson of Fort Worth Name : Jack Holder Death date : 04 Apr 1911 Death place : Freestone County, Texas [not known specific place] Age at death : 36 years Gender : Male Marital status : Single Race or color : White Occupation: Farmer Residence: Fairfield, Tx. Name : J.L. Hollaway Death date : 08 Aug 1911 Death place : Mexia, Freestone Co., Texas [actually Limestone Co., TX.] Birth date : 24 Apr 1910 Birth place : Texas Age at death : 1 year 3 months Gender : Male Marital status : Single Race or color : Black Father's Name: J.S. Hallaway Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's Name: Mattie Busby Mother's Birthplace: Texas Occupation: None Cemetery: Grove Island Burial Date: 1911 Name: Willie Holland Event Date: 25 Jan 1911 Event Place: Coolidge, Limestone Co., Texas Gender: Male Race: Black Age: 16 years Birth Date: 1895 Birthplace: Wortham, Freestone County, Tx. Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Will Holland Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Maggie Merit Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Farming Residence Place: Coolidge, Limestone County Tx Name : Sarah Jane Hood Death date : 24 Feb 1911 Death place : 7 Mi. N.W.Irsdell, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date : 20 Jun 1838 Birth place : Calhoon, Mich. Age at death : 38 years 3 months 4 days Gender : Female Father's Name: Geo. Brooks Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Name: Jane Wilson Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Occupation: House Keeper Residence Place: M Mussons Burial Info: [blank] Name : Cleopia?/Cleopus? Jackson Death date : 12 Sep 1911 Death place : Freestone, Texas Birth date : 1900 Birth place : Frestone County Texas Age at death : 11 years Gender : Male Marital status : Single Father's Name: M.J. Jackson Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Name: Luca Jane Demond Mother's Birthplace: Miss Occupation: Farmer Residence Place: Cemetery: Burial Place: ?????land, Frestone Co, Texas Burial Date: 13 Sep 1911 Name : Joel Jefferson Death date : 25 Jan 1911 Death place : Teague, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date : 21 Mar 1910 Birth place : Teague, Freestone, Tex. Age at death : 10 months 4 days Gender : Male Marital status : Single Race or color : Black Father name : Will Jefferson Father's Birthplace: Tex. Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Tex. Residence: Teague, Freestone Co., Texas Cause of Death: Fracture of skull from fall Burial info: [blank] Name: Mr. N.E. Lawrence Death date: 21 Oct 1911 Death place: St. Joseph's in Houston, Harris Co., Texas Age at death: 24 years Gender: Male Race or color: White Occupation: Joe Fireman Burial: Teague Cause of Death: Exhaustion caused by living? Name : J W Lee Death date : 1911 Death place : Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Age at death : 18 years Gender : Male Marital status : Single Race or color : White Father name: J C Lee Father birth place: Miss Mother name: Nancy Blakely Mother birth place: Miss Occupation: Barber Cemetery name: Wortham Name: George Truman Lewis Event Date: 05 Feb 1911 Event Place: Frosa, Limestone, Texas Gender: Male Race: White Age: 2 years 3 months 4 days Birth Date: 01 Nov 1907 Birthplace: Freestone Co, Tx. Marital Status: Single Father's Name: E.W. Lewis Father's Birthplace: Freestone Co., Tx. Mother's Name: Lula Douglas Mother's Birthplace: Wilcox Co. Tx. Cemetery: Delia Burial Date: 06 Feb 1911 Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever. Exhaustion from same. Inanition. Death Certificate: 10813 Name: Anna Lines Death Date: 11 May 1911 Death Place: Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Race: Black Date of Birth: [Blank] Age: 28 y, 2 mths, 10 days Occupation: Farmer's wife Birthplace: Butler, Texas Informant: Her mother Burial: Wortham [Wortham Black cemetery] Undertaker: Oliver Burleson Name : Howard Lucas Death date : 30 Nov 1911 Death place : Freestone, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date : 26 Jun 1910 Birth place : Freestone, Texas Age at death : 1 year 4 months 3 days Gender : Male Marital status : Single Race or color : White Father's Name: Jimmie Lucas Father's Birthplace: Carroll County, Tennessee Mother's Name: Ida Baty Mother's Birthplace: Freestone, Texas Occupation: Child Residence Place: Freestone, Texas Name: Frank Maddox Death date: 18 Jun 1911 Death place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas Birth date: 1864 Birth place: Florida Age at death: 47 years Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: Maddox Occupation: Laborer Burial: 20 Jun 1911 - Streetman, Texas Name: Marthey Meddan Death date: 01 Oct 1911 Death place: Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas Birth date: 12 Jun 1861 Birth place: Mississippi Age at death: 50 years 3 months 20 days Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: A.S. Mariland Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Name: Bertie Biered Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Occupation: Housewife Burial: 03 Oct 1911 - Wortham, Texas Name : Mrs. J.A. Newman Death date : 1911 Death place : Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Birth place : , Freestone, Age at death : 61 years 2 months 20 days Gender : Female Marital status : Widowed Race or color : White Cemetery name: Woodland Occupation: Farmer's Wife Cause of Death: Consumption Informant: Tom Newman of Streetman Name: Clarena Oliver Death date: 02 Dec 1911 Death place: Streetman, Freestone Co., Texas Age at death: 16 years Gender: Female Race or color: White Residence: Streetman Cause of Death: Heart Failure Contributing Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever Duration of illness: 1 month Physician: W. O. McDaniel of Streetman on 30 Jan 1912 [No burial info] Name: Della Pilcher Death date: 17 Jun 1911 Death place: Birdston, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 11 Jun 1911 Gender: Female Marital status: Single Race or color: White Father name: John Pilcher Mother name: Della Pilcher [No burial info] Cause of Death: Diptheria Physician: W. O. Mcaniel Name: Reuben P. Riley Death date: 26 Jun 1911 Death place: Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 12 Dec 1853 Birth place: Wilcox, Ala. Age at death: 57 years Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: Len????d Mitchel Riley Mother name: Mary Turner Occupation: Bookeeper Residence Place: Fairfield, Texas Cause of Death: Consumption Name : Mattie Rona Death date : 28 Jan 1911 Death place : Winkler, Freestone Co., Texas Birth place : S. C. Age at death : 30 years 8 months Gender : Female Marital status : Married Race or color : White Father name : Tellman Henson Mother name : Mattie Henson Residence: Winkler, Freestone Co., Texas Name: Nancy Roy Death date: 16 Feb 1911 Death place: Tehuacana, Limestone, Texas Age at death: About 50 years Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: Black Occupation: Housekeeper Burial: 17 Feb 1911 - Woodland, Tex. Informant: Frank Sanders of Mexia Tex. R.R. Undertaker: John R. Corley of Mexia, Tex. Name: Anna Sims Death date: 11 May 1911 Death place: Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Birth place: Buttler, Tex. Age at death: 28 years 2 months 10 days Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: Black Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Madison Co. Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Madison Occupation: Farmer's Wife Burial: Wortham Cause of Death: Consumption Name: Clinton Smith Event Date: Jun 1911 Event Place: Navarro County, Texas Gender: Male Race: W Age: 16 years Birth Date: 29 Mar 1895 Birthplace: Arkansas Marital Status: Single Father's Name: C. M. Smith Father's Birthplace: Arkansas Mother's Name: Lucy Mother's Birthplace: Ala. Occupation: Farmer Residence Place: Cemetery: Burial Place: Wortham Burial Date: 1911 Name : Eveline Sotts?/Sotto? Death date : 28 Jan 1911 Death place : Freestone Co., Texas Birth place : Tex. Birth date: 1/27/11 Age at death : 15 years 11 months 22 days Gender : Female Marital status : Single Race or color : Negro Father name : Martin Sotto Residence: Teague, Freestone Co., Texas Cause of Death: Pneumonia Physician: E. V. Headlee Burial Info: [blank] Name: [Infant son of George] Toler Death date: 30 Aug 1911 Death place: Cotton Gin R.F.D., Freestone Co., Texas Birth date: 14 Feb 1911 Birth place: Texas Age at death: 6 months 16 days Gender: Male Marital status: Single Race or color: White Father's Name: George Toler Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's Name: Manta Gilbert Mother's Birthplace: Texas Burial: 30 Aug 1911 - Cotton Gin, Texas Cause of Death: Peritonitis Informant: G. D. Patton of Mexia R.F.D. #7 Name : W.J. Ward Death date : 01 Sep 1911 Death place : Wortham, Freestone Co., Texas Birth place : Cade Age at death : 43 years Gender : Male Marital status : Married Race or color : White Father name : W.J. Ward Occupation: Farmer Burial: 02 Sep 1911 - Cade Informant: Mrs. Ward of Wortham Name : Louie Alvin Williams Death date : 08 Apr 1911 Death place : near Teague, Freestone County, Texas Age at death : 15 days Gender : Male Race or color : White Residence: near Teague, Freestone County, Texas Cause of Death: Cholrea Infantura Physician: E. Headlee of Teague, Texas Name: Hugh Wortham Death date: 18 Apr 1911 Death place: at residence near Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas Birth place: Freestone County, Texas Age at death: 39 years Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: White Father name: Hugh George Occupation: Housekeeper + Wife Cause of Death: Pneumonia Physician: W. N. Sneed of Fairfield, Tex. on 19 Apr 1911 [no burial info] Name : Leroy Yeldell Death date : 16 Jan 1911 Death place : R.F.D. #2, Mexia, Freestone Co., Texas Birthplace : Texas Age at death : 12 years Gender : Male Marital status : Single Race or color : Black Father's Name: Rob Yeldell Father's Birthplace: Ala. Mother's Name: Josie Renfro Mother's Birthplace: Texas Burial: 17 Jan 1911 - Cotton Gin, Texas Informant: Robert Yeldell if Mexia, Texas R.F.D. #2 Cause of Death: Tuberculosis